Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WRITING ON THE WALL LIMITED

To alleviate disadvantage by the promotion of creative activities, particularly new writing, through the provision of activities and events, and through the promotion of new media with a view to promoting learning and encouraging new writing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£536£528£8£0£469£45810.41220
31/03/22£694£604£91£0£460£3757.51116
31/03/21£672£436£236£0£370£2226.11015
31/03/20£425£375£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£323£286£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£161£159£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£222£202£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£208£219£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15?£64£91£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£183£164£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£184£134£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£103£95£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11*£90£97£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£120£115£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£110£99£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08*£124£116£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£62£56£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£63£53£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£24£31£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04*£33£32£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 10.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 38.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.writingonthewall.org.uk

info@writingonthewall.org.uk

0151 703 0020

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£218,572
Garfield Weston Foundation£70,000
National Lottery Community Fund£44,921
Esmee Fairbairn£31,080
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 20/06/2023
Writing on the Wall
DCMS - Investment Funds
£10,530 24/11/2021
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 16/07/2021
Writing on the Wall
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,470 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 28/05/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
National Lottery Community Fund - WOW CV19
£44,921 26/05/2020
7
The organisation work with BAME communities and support the mental health wellbeing and social engagement of people from the community. Through the creation of writing groups and a mentoring workshop the group will give beneficiaries the opportunity ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Writing On The Wall
£31,080 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-22
£78,072 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - Writing on the Wall
£55,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Writing on the Wall
£27,500 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Super Heroes - Words are our Power
£239,000 06/12/2018
44
Writing on the Wall is a Liverpool-based community charity that promotes and celebrates writing in all its forms through a month-long annual festival and year-round projects. This grant will support the organisation to develop the Super Heroes ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Writing On The Wall
£154,500 26/09/2018
36
Towards core costs to support the organisation’s work developing literature and literacy with diverse communities in Liverpool.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Writing on the Wall
£3,036 04/08/2017
Inspiring vulnerable people to find their voice and increase their confidence can be achieved by funding a series of writing workshops.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Super Heroes: Words Are Our Power!
£59,930 14/12/2015
24
Writing on the Wall is a Liverpool-based community charity that promotes and celebrates writing in all its forms through a month-long annual festival and year-round projects. It will test whether working with schools to create a programme of ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Writing on the Wall
£40,800 12/01/2015
Great War to Race Riots - Black Servicemen's struggle to survive at home and abroad
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-74
  • DR STUART BORTHWICK, Occupation: Lecturer
  • EMEKA ONUORA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • LISA MCMULLAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Advisor
  • PENNY FEENY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Writer
  • PAUL ANDREW AMANN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Principal Officer
  • ROBYN JADE DONALDSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Project Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2003, number: 1098868
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2003, number: 04675589
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 10 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR04: 23 days late,
Main office

Toxteth Library
Windsor Street
LIVERPOOL
MERSEYSIDE
L8 1XF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND PRACTICE OF WRITING BY THE PROVISION OF FESTIVALS, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF NEW MEDIA WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING LEARNING AND ENCOURAGING NEW WRITING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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